Ordinary Art Factor [EN]: Chapter 74

“Maybe. Ah, shit! Should I leave the guild and join a support guild?”

“Damn, I wish I could too.”

Ignoring the murmurs of the privileged guild members, I destroyed all the defense towers I had created and packed up the tents.

As I began to collect all the distributed food and water, the Awakened protested vehemently.

“What are you doing? Why are you taking back what you gave us?”

“We lent it, we didn’t give it. If you have a problem, take it up with your guild leader.”

“We’re all clearing this together, shouldn’t we share the supplies….”

“We’re leaving now. Survive on your own. Ahem.”

“Huh? The support guild is leaving? Why, why?”

“Ask your guild leader. Gilsu, are you done?”

“Yeah. This side is finished.”

“Here too.”

The Awakened who had been moving together, centered around Han Deuk, Gilsu, Jihye, and Mihee, collected all the supplies.

The privileged guild members were clueless.

Some protested to us, while others just stared blankly.

“Everyone, board the shuttle!”

“Boarding!”

The Awakened, who were divided by job class from the base, boarded the shuttle in order, and I took off.

Looking at those left behind from the shuttle, which was raised to 20m above the ground, I felt like I was being too selfish… Selfish my ass!

The privileged guild leaders, who had been watching the situation until now, were cursing at me with red faces. You sons of bitches!

What goes around comes around.

I raised my middle finger and moved the shuttle slowly, very slowly.

Without lowering my middle finger until the end.

Seoul City Hall Random Tier 3 Bio Dungeon Clear Entry: 2 days, 11 hours, 40 minutes.

“300m ahead! Multi discovered!”

“Multi discovered! 1 o’clock direction, distance 300m.”

Gilsu’s shout and someone else’s shout from the opposite shuttle made me jump up from my seat.

Squinting, I examined the surroundings of the multi [a secondary resource node or expansion point in a strategy game], and roughly, I could see dozens of spine crawlers around the Hatchery.

Around it, hundreds of speed Zerglings, dozens of Hydralisks, and about 10 Ultralisks were loitering, and there must be a Lurker somewhere.

“Hmm….”

How should we attack it?

First, the mages’ ranged magic attack, and then deploy Zealots in one direction….

“They’re all ground units?”

Mihee suddenly spoke up from the side.

“Spine Crawlers are defense buildings, and Zerglings, Hydralisks, Ultralisks, and Lurkers are… ground… Oh, oh?! Hyung-nim [term of endearment for an older brother or male friend]!~”

“Yeah. I know what you mean.”

There was no need to rack my brain to come up with a multi-clear strategy.

Shortly after.

‘Kwaang… Kuaang.’

‘Kuwaak… Kuwak.’

‘Ummeo~ Ummeoeo.’

“Idea Goddess’s Wrath! Wall of Fire!”

“Idea Goddess’s Tears! Wall of Ice!”

“Idea Goddess’s Lament! Sea of Despair!”

“Idea Goddess’s Sigh! Dew of Sorrow!”

Red flames and cold ice chunks burst out from all directions. No, they poured down from 20m above.

Speed Zerglings were exploding by the dozens, and Hydralisks were firing poison needles at us, but the range was too short to reach us.

The Lurker, which had been hiding, revealed its body from the dungeon floor and emitted a bizarre cry, and the Ultralisks ran around madly.

What are they going to do?

They don’t have wings. What can they do?

‘Kwaaang… Kwaang.’

‘Kwaang… Kuaang.’

“Don’t touch the Hatchery!”

“In order of mana charge! From 3 o’clock to 6 o’clock!”

“Don’t deal with them one by one! Only deal with the ones that are gathered!”

“I told you to ignore the Spine Crawlers! The guild leader will take care of the rest!”

Yeah.

I’ll take care of the Spine Crawlers. Ahem.

I’m not a mage… Oh, right.

The job class is definitely a mage type Art Factor.

But I can’t do magic attacks.

Then you, Han Deuk, are a healer!

You can’t do magic attacks either!

Petty jealousy pops out of my head.

“Summon all Zealots!”

[Tring! Summons 360 Zealots (Speed +100%).]

“Only destroy the Spine Crawlers! Don’t touch the Hatchery or dungeon units!”

It’s an order given by a petty guy with petty jealousy.

You guys take care of the dungeon units!

Seoul City Hall Random Tier 3 Bio Dungeon Clear Entry: 2 days, 12 hours, 40 minutes.

After about an hour of the mages’ magic attacks and hundreds of Zealots, the dungeon units and Spine Crawlers in the multi were all destroyed.

The Ultralisks, Zerglings, and some Hydralisks that were running around like crazy ran away to other places or scattered, which may have made the multi clear easier.

Or maybe they were pissed off by us attacking from the sky and left their homes. Ahem.

Anyway, after destroying one multi in the Tier 3 Bio Dungeon, we approached the Hatchery,

“Oh, my god!”

“How much is this!”

“Shit! It’s a jackpot!”

I agree.

A huge amount of minerals were buried in the dungeon floor.

I was surprised by the amount when I cleared the Jeju City Hall Tier 6 Armor Dungeon, but now it can’t even be compared.

The dungeon area is 32 times larger than the Tier 6, so I was expecting it to some extent.

Of course, hundreds of Awakened also have their share, but this is too much.

Too much.

Somehow, I understand a little why the privileged are doing such stupid things.

If there are this many minerals in just one multi, what about the main base?

I held back the laughter that was about to burst out and gave instructions to the guild members.

Right now, that is more important than minerals.

“Everyone gather around. We’re destroying the Hatchery.”

“Yes, sir. Everyone assemble!”

“Mage-type Awakened come forward, and healers, priests, and warrior types line up in that order. Hurry!”

“It’s Spell Shockwave. Tier 3! Move quickly!”

As the support guild members, SG guild members, and the Awakened who followed me lined up as close to the Hatchery as possible by job class, I summoned 20 Zealots.

“Destroy the Hatchery!”

At my command, 20 Zealots shoved their long gauntlets into the Hatchery.

The tower is destroyed in an instant, and a sweet, fragrant, huge blue light spreads everywhere.

[Tring! Level 1 increase due to accumulated usability. Personal stat 10 is granted.]

…….

A storm of level-ups began.

As soon as the hectic notifications and the Spell Shockwave that spread in all directions stopped, the Awakened shouted ‘Status Window’ from here and there in succession.

Of course, I’m one of them,

“Status Window!”

[Art Factor/Warrior: Han Jiwon (Lv-15)

Nationality/Affiliation: Republic of Korea/Support Party,

Age: 40, Height/Weight: 179cm/78kg,

Agility: 13, Stamina: 11, Strength: 12,

Health: 13, Intelligence: 11, Luck: 14,

Enchant: 14, Inventory: 7/10

(Zealot (Speed +100%) (340), Dracan (0),

Dark Assassin (4), Caterpillar Tank (4)

Minerals (241.673kg), Idea Awl (2),

2L Bottled Water (5)),

Buildings: 11

(Nexus, Battery, Gateway, Dracan Core,

Gas Extractor, Speed Core, Land Core, Stargate,

Black Core, Light Core, Land Spore Core),

Crystal: 0/150, Personal Stat: 80,

Summon Target Stat: 801 (Probe),

Zealot’s Top Armor 0,

Possessed Artifact: Mineral Shard (Absorption) 252,

Gas Shard (Absorption): 150, Idea Pouch (Absorption) 1,

Idea Awl (Absorption) 2]

“… Ha, haha. Uahahaha.”

A thrilling feeling that penetrates the whole body.

Have I ever felt this way while living until now?

A delusion that I have become the center of the world, a feeling of standing naked under an ice-cold waterfall, and a feeling that the repressed anger bursts out all at once.

A burst of crazy laughter that had been blocked.

The problem is that I’m not the only one feeling this way.

“Opp.a [term of endearment for an older sister to call her brother]!”

Jihye, who was next to me, ran to me looking for a strange bread after a long time, and Mihee and Choi Eunji also ran to me.

Kim Eunhee, who is smiling brightly from behind, and Han Deuk and Gilsu, who are shouting loudly and high-fiving each other.

Not only the guild members but also tremendous heat and cheers erupt from all directions.

Shortly after.

“You are really amazing. You are so amazing!”

“Thank you. I’m so glad I followed the support guild leader!”

“Of course. I told you to follow the support guild from the beginning~. I had a feeling… I had a feeling!”

“I leveled up 2 stages at once! The stats that I had to collect over the past 4 years in this one Shockwave!”

“I leveled up 3 stages! Support Guild is the best, the best!”

After our guild members’ physical attacks, the SG guild members and the Awakened who followed me into the dungeon surrounded us, and praise, gratitude, and flattery followed.

Most of the Awakened had their stats leveled up by 2-3 grades compared to the current level, and there were quite a few who even had their Awakened grade increased by more than one stage.

These people’s grades and level-ups are based on stat usability, percentage, and my level-ups and grades are based on the numerical value of the summon target stat, so they are not comparable, but still, I have achieved much more level-ups than them.

Whether it is due to the contribution of the dungeon clear or the distinction according to the job class is not accurate, but as expected, I also hit the jackpot.

First of all, it soared from the existing level 7 to level 15, and the summon target stat doubled from 401 to 801, meeting the conditions for a Tier 5 Awakened.

There is no reason for me to reveal this, I’m just going along with this atmosphere.

But what’s more important than this is the absorption ability limit according to the level-up.

If the limit increases steadily like the existing level-up, maybe… Ahem.

The Awakened, including the guild members, also need to organize their characteristics and distribute their personal stats according to the level-up.

I’ll check the absorption stat later, and first, I gave instructions to the guild members and the Awakened in the festive atmosphere.

“Create a boundary line and camp here today. Only the shuttle team leaders will gather separately after dinner. That’s all!”

At my instructions, the guild members spread the details on their own.

“Supporters, take out the tents from the inventory, and gather the drinking water and food in one place!”

“Gather the Ultralisk corpses in one place, and organize the Hydralisk and Zergling corpses.”

“A radius of 100m around this place is the temporary base. What number shuttle is the guard team?”

“The SG Guild also moves with the shuttle team. Follow the instructions of the support guild team leaders.”

The SG Guild had been slightly out of place until now, but now it seems they are mixing with us.

I told Han Deuk and Gilsu additional details and moved to the back of the destroyed Hatchery.

To mine gas.

Seoul City Hall Random Tier 3 Bio Dungeon Clear Entry: 2 days, 14 hours, 10 minutes.

[Tring! Gas Shard absorption stat has reached its limit. Cannot absorb any more.]

“Keu, keukeuk.”

As expected, the number of gas shards that can be absorbed was up to 720.

Moreover, there is still a considerable amount of gas reserves remaining.

In the past, all the gas was consumed to produce units to proceed with the dungeon clear, but now, even if I produce units up to the limit, there seems to be gas left over.

Then, if there is enough gas, if I have the leeway, I should invest in advanced unit production and upgrades.

I summoned one Probe and took my hand to its tendrils.

Seoul City Hall Random Tier 3 Bio Dungeon Clear Entry: 2 days, 15 hours, 20 minutes.

“I, is this okay?”

“That’s what I’m saying.”

“It seems like you’re making too many?”

“I know, right.”

“… Doesn’t it seem like even Ultralisks will melt if they come near?”

“That’s what I’m saying.”

“Are you trying to fight now?”

“…….”

“… Support Guild Leader, you are really amazing.”

“I know, right.”

The conversations of the Awakened whispering from behind are a piece of skit.

Are they aspiring comedians?

After absorbing the gas shards to the limit, I consumed mineral shards and gas shards to create a barrier around the temporary base.

If I have to create buildings anyway, it is to use them for defense.

I set up walls with crystals, defense towers, and gateways, and created Dracan Cores, Speed Cores, Land Cores, and even Black Cores in rapid succession, and started producing Dracan from the gateways.

“Hyung-nim, is it Dracan instead of Zealot?”

“Yeah.”

“Isn’t gas running out?”

“No.”

“S, surely Dracan aren’t being summoned by the hundreds, are they?”

“That’s right.”

“… E~ So, does that mean that so many Dracan are being summoned? Or not?”

“See you later.”

“Yes. B, but why is the Nexus shining? It wasn’t like this until now?”

“Upgrading.”

“Yes? Wh, what?”

Han Deuk shouts in surprise. How simple.

I put Dracan production on dozens of gateways, upgraded ground unit attacks, produced additional shuttles, and activated the Lightning Shaman magic, and almost all the gas shards were consumed.

I walked to the back of the destroyed Hatchery and pondered.

‘Should I invest all the remaining gas in Lightning Shamans?’

Anyway, there won’t be just one or two multis in the Tier 3 Bio Dungeon, and if I destroy the multis one by one, won’t the gas shards naturally become plentiful?

First, let’s extract as much as we can from here.

If I run out of gas, I’ll raid one more multi.

Seoul City Hall Random Tier 3 Bio Dungeon Clear Entry: 3 days, 01 hours, 20 minutes.

The next day.

There were several surprise attacks by dungeon units overnight, but thanks to the boundary line made up of numerous defense towers, gateways, and crystals, there was no damage.

Except for the grumbling of the Awakened who couldn’t sleep because of the loud gunfire, the atmosphere was like they were on a trip.

After storing all the produced Dracan in the inventory, I packed up the tents.

From now on, it’s time to proceed with the dungeon clear again.

I was about to have the Awakened board the shuttles after identifying the personnel, but someone’s shout was heard.

“Dumbasses!”

Following the murmuring Awakened, I turned my head and saw about 10 Dumbasses flying towards us from the 3 o’clock direction in the sky.

Also known as Dumbasses.

One of the aerial units that appears from Tier 3 dungeons or higher that I looked at before entering the dungeon clear.

A creature that is 3~4m in size and looks similar to a pufferfish flies through the dungeon sky, puts air into its body to inflate its body, and attacks the opponent by spewing paralyzing poison.

It is called ‘Dumbass’ because its big belly is too big and it cannot lower its head, so it can only attack aerial units, and it is known to be very difficult to deal with.

The reason is that its big belly deflects the mage’s magic attacks, and when I look from below, I can’t even see its head because of its big belly.

“Idea Goddess’s Wrath! Wall of Fire!”

‘Tukwang~ Kwaang.’

“Who is it! Stop the magic attack!”

“Don’t attack the Dumbasses!”

“Stop the magic! Standby!”

Someone’s magic attack bounces off a Dumbass’s belly, hitting the dungeon floor and exploding.

Guild members quickly spread the word to stop the magic attacks and order everyone to standby.

“Hyung-nim [term of endearment for an older brother or male friend], it looks like it’ll be difficult to move with the shuttle like this.”

Warrior-type Awakened ones have no way to attack the Dumbasses in the air, and if the mages’ magic attacks don’t work, there’s no way… or is there?

“Summon 50 Drakans!”

[Ding! Summons 50 Drakans (Defense + Attack 200%).]

Fifty Drakans, upgraded two stages from those produced with the multi-dungeon gas, were summoned with a white light.

“Get rid of those things.”

I ordered the summoned Drakans to take care of the Dumbasses that were floating around in the air. The Drakans within range began firing their cannon.

‘Bang… Thwack.’

‘Gurgle… Glug.’

‘Boom… Ba-boom.’

‘Guguglug… Gwaaa.’

As expected of armored units.

The cannon fire from the Drakans’ chests didn’t bounce off the Dumbasses’ bodies, damaging them.

As the 50 Drakans continued their cannon fire, the gathered Dumbasses scattered in all directions, circling around the area.

“Chase them down and destroy them to the end!”

Dumbasses can’t attack the ground.

I’ll make sure they can’t even come close.

Seoul City Hall Random Tier 3 Bio Dungeon Clear Entry: 3 days, 04 hours, 50 minutes.

‘Kaboom… Ku-boom.’

‘Kieee… Kiek.’

‘Kwaa… Kwak.’

“Idea Goddess’s Lament! Dew of Sorrow!”

“Idea Goddess’s Wrath! Wall of Fire!”

“Idea Goddess’s Wail! Sea of Despair!”

“Idea Goddess’s Tears! Wall of Ice!”

Three hours after leaving the temporary base, we discovered another multi-dungeon.

As before, the mages attacked from the shuttle with magic, the Drakans fired their cannons, and the warrior-type Awakened ones with full mana finished them off.

Dungeon units that couldn’t attack us on the shuttle, such as Ultralisks, Hydralisks, and Zerglings, ran around like crazy in all directions before scattering.

That’s probably why the warrior-type Awakened ones were even more energetic, since the only remaining units were a few Zerglings and Hydralisks.

After clearing out even the Spine Crawlers, we gathered at the multi-Mature Spore Tower, and the second Spell Shockwave unfolded.

[Ding! Level 1 increased due to accumulated usability. 10 personal stats are granted.]

…….

A pleasant feeling, a sweet fragrance, and a level-up notification.

Déjà vu?

A phenomenon I’ve seen somewhere before?

Something I’ve experienced once before?

The same phenomenon, symptoms, and situation are happening again.

This situation will continue until I clear the Tier 3 dungeon, right?

But it’s still good.

Where else can I experience this kind of *폭풍* [Korean slang for ‘storm’ or ‘intense’] level-up!

I barely calmed my pounding heart and checked my status window.

[Artifact/Warrior: Han Ji-won (Lv-19)

Nationality/Affiliation: South Korea/Ji-won Party,

Age: 40, Height/Weight: 180cm/77kg,

Agility: 28, Stamina: 26, Strength: 27,

Health: 28, Intelligence: 21, Luck: 24,

Enchantment: 14, Inventory: 7/10

(Drakan(306), Dark Assassin(4),

Grub Tank(17), Lightning Shaman(24)

Minerals(467.237kg), Idea Awl(2),

2L Water Bottle(3)),

Buildings: 11

(Nexus, Battery, Gateway, Drakan Core,

Gas Extraction Plant, Speed Upgrade Core, Land Core, Stargate,

Black Core, Light Core, Land Spore Core),

Crystal: 0/150, Personal Stat Points: 40,

Summon Target Stats: 1,001(Probe),

Zealot’s Upper Armor 0,

Artifacts Held: Mineral Fragment (Absorption) 720,

Gas Fragment (Absorption): 350, Idea Pouch (Absorption) 1,

Idea Awl (Absorption) 2]

My summon target stats exceeded 1,000 with the 4 level increase, and the total amount of artifacts held seemed to increase to around 840.

I already felt a clear change in my body as I distributed the personal stat points I gained from the last level-up evenly across my physical attributes, and this time, 40 more personal stat points were added.

Eleven level-ups in less than a full day.

Approximately 500 stats are left until I reach the Awakened 4th grade, which is said to be the highest in the country.

At this rate, I’ll be able to create the Lightning Spirit ‘Thorcan’ soon. And activate the ‘Corrupted Warrior’ replication.

Seoul City Hall Random Tier 3 Bio Dungeon Clear Entry: 3 days, 12 hours, 30 minutes.

[Ding! Level 1 increased due to accumulated usability. 10 personal stats are granted.]

‘Hmm, is this the last one?’

We found and destroyed two more multi-dungeons, and the level-up situation unfolded three more times, including this one.

My level rose to 21, and my summon target stats reached 1,151.

And as I exceeded level 20, I became able to combine two Lightning Shamans to create the Lightning Spirit ‘Thorcan’ and proceed with the replication activation of the ‘Corrupted Warrior’ in the Black Core.

If I have enough gas fragments, I can replicate the ‘Dran,’ a Bio Dungeon worker, with the Corrupted Warrior’s replication trait, and take the Bio unit tech tree instead of the armored unit tech tree, so, um… ahem.

If I get the chance, I definitely want to try that.

Will it be possible?

Seoul City Hall Random Tier 3 Bio Dungeon Clear Entry: 4 days, 08 hours, 20 minutes.

Finally, only the Tier 3 Bio Dungeon main base remains.

The guild members suggested looking for more multi-dungeons, but where else could we find multi-dungeons that we hadn’t found while moving on the shuttle until now?

Even if we found them, the Spell Shockwave emitted from the multi-Mature Spore Tower would no longer affect level-ups… It’s meaningless.

After taking a sufficient rest and sleep before the final battle, we moved towards the main base.

Seoul City Hall Random Tier 3 Bio Dungeon Clear Entry: 4 days, 16 hours, 50 minutes.

‘Kaboom… Ku-boom.’

‘Kieee… Kiek.’

‘Kwaa… Kwak.’

“Idea Goddess’s Lament! Dew of Sorrow!”

“Idea Goddess’s Wrath! Wall of Fire!”

“Idea Goddess’s Wail! Sea of Despair!”

“Idea Goddess’s Tears! Wall of Ice!”

“Destroy the Spine Crawlers first! I’ll take care of the dungeon units myself. Summon all Zealots and Drakans!”

[Ding! Summons 370 Zealots (Defense + Attack 200%).]

[Ding! Summons 306 Drakans (Defense + Attack 200%).]

“Zealots, focus fire on the Ultralisks! Drakans, fire randomly at the dungeon units within range!”

‘Kaboom… Ka-boom.’

‘Kuwow… Kuwo.’

‘Ummeo~ Ummeo.’

The 370 Zealots rushed towards the Ultralisks, followed by the Drakans.

“2 o’clock! Distance 90m, a swarm of Speed Zerglings is approaching!”

“Distance 80m! 2 o’clock! Many Zerglings approaching!”

While pouring magic attacks from the shuttle, I saw hundreds of Zerglings running towards us.

Of course, even if they run towards us, it’s like a dog staring at the roof after chasing a chicken, but the summoned units on the ground will definitely take damage.

If so,

“Summon all Lightning Shamans!”

[Ding! Summons 24 Lightning Shamans.]

“Release Power Storm on all dungeon units within range! Healers and priests, give heal and blessing to the Lightning Shamans!”

‘Kwa… Chi… Zzz. Kwazzz!’

‘Pah… Chizzzz!’

‘Kieee… Kiek.’

‘Kwaa… Kwak.’

‘Ummeo~ Ummeo.’

A Power Storm filling a radius of 50m, a spectacle of lightning sprayed 2-3m above the ground.

Hundreds of Zerglings melted while running, and the Ultralisks and Hydralisks held by the Zealots had their bodies explode or turned into charcoal in an instant.

“8 o’clock! Distance 120m, dozens of Wyverns approaching!”

“9 o’clock! 150m! Many Dumbasses detected!”

“4 o’clock! Distance 100m, a dozen Ultralisks approaching!”

“Shibal [Korean slang, similar to ‘shit’ or ‘damn’]! It’s a mess! Release Drakan summon! Summon all Drakans! Only check the Dumbasses around the shuttle! Mages, deal with the aerial units. Except for the Dumbasses!”

The appearance of dungeon units shouted from around, the magic attacks fired by the mages, the strange noises made by the units, the red fire net, and even the nauseating smell of blood and burnt smell. It’s a mess.

But at this point, it’s manageable to clear.

One of the reasons is that the Awakened ones’ grades and stats have greatly increased due to the Spell Shockwave from the multi-dungeons, but the newly produced Lightning Shamans have become a great strength.

Lightning Shamans, the natural enemy of Bio Dungeon units.

And the healers and priests who fill the Lightning Shamans’ mana.

An infinite Power Storm rages in all directions.

Seoul City Hall Random Tier 3 Bio Dungeon Clear Entry: 4 days, 19 hours, 30 minutes.

[Ding! Level 1 increased due to accumulated usability. 10 personal stats are granted.]

…….

[Ding! Tier 3 Bio Dungeon has been cleared. Calculating clear contribution. 19 minutes 59 seconds, 58 seconds, 57 seconds, 56 seconds…]

As we destroyed the enormous main Mature Spore Tower, the stagnant *폭풍* [Korean slang for ‘storm’ or ‘intense’] level-up occurred once again, and a notification that we had cleared the dungeon rang.

“Wow~ We did it!”

“Kuh, we cleared it! We cleared the Tier 3 dungeon!”

“Dae, daebak [Korean slang for ‘awesome’ or ‘amazing’]!”

“Ji-won Guild is the best! It’s cleared!”

“Hyeong-nim [term of endearment for an older brother or male friend]!”

“Opp.a [misspelling of ‘Oppa’, a Korean term used by females to address older brothers or male friends]!”

Avoiding Ji-hye, who was once again committing the outrage of shouting and physical assault, I shouted the status window in a loud voice.

The Awakened ones’ unwritten rule: do not touch the Awakened ones’ bodies when checking the status window.

Of course, you can’t even talk to them.

Ji-hye, staring at me with a disappointed look, examines her own status. Even Kim Eun-hee behind her quietly mutters the status window.

I don’t know about the other Awakened ones, but I had 9 more level-ups due to the Tier 3 Bio Dungeon main Mature Spore Tower Spell Shockwave.

Level 30, summon target stats increased to 1,601, barely exceeding 1,600, which corresponds to the Awakened 4th grade stats.

But still, where else can I get this?

Even the *금수저* [Korean slang for ‘gold spoon’, referring to someone born into wealth] of the Four Star Guild, who is called the best Awakened one in the country, is a 4th grade Awakened one!

There may be differences in stats, but we are still in the same grade. Ahem.

Of course, I’m happy with the title of Awakened 4th grade externally, but I’m more satisfied that the absorption limit for gas and mineral fragments has increased to 1,100.

With this level of absorption limit….

After roughly grasping the level and stats, I picked up a Dran crawling around the destroyed Mature Spore Tower and put it in my inventory.

“Start mining dungeon minerals. All warrior types, gather!”

“Warrior-type Awakened ones from shuttle numbers 1 to 10, this way!”

“From number 11, towards the lower part of the Mature Spore Tower!”

“Healers and priests, join in! Let’s mine quickly and get out!”

As soon as my instructions fell, the guild members divided the Awakened ones into shuttle boarding teams and began mining minerals.

After briefly observing the surrounding situation, I headed towards the rocky hill behind the Mature Spore Tower, which was emitting hazy steam.

‘Poo… Chi… Zzz.’

[Ding! Gas Extraction Plant has been created. Total amount 916.342L]

Gas reserves of 916L. An amount exceeding 3,000 gas fragments.

With this amount….

“Summon 100 Probes! Create Crystal, create Gateway, Drakan Core, Speed Upgrade Core, Black Core!”

I summoned 100 Probes first to absorb the gas fragments, and after creating the Black Core in an instant,

“Summon 2 Dark Assassins!”

I summoned the two Dark Assassins that I had created in my inventory.

Dark Assassins with dark cloaks, possessing stealth skills, and wielding long greatswords.

I looked at them and shouted once again.

“Synthesize Corrupted Warrior!”

[Ding! Synthesizing 2 Dark Assassins into 1 Corrupted Warrior. 4 minutes 59 seconds, 58 seconds, 57 seconds…]

Now it’s the last one.

After checking the gas fragments that the Probes were continuously bringing in, I activated the Corrupted Warrior replication skill in the Black Core.

“Activate Corrupted Warrior replication skill!”

[Ding! Activating Corrupted Warrior replication skill. 9 minutes 59 seconds, 58 seconds, 57 seconds…]

It’s done.

It’s finally done.

Now… all that’s left is to wait.

I’m so nervous that I suddenly crave a cigarette. Ahem.

Seoul City Hall Random Tier 3 Bio Dungeon Clear Entry: 4 days, 21 hours, 20 minutes.

“Hyeong-nim [term of endearment for an older brother or male friend], roughly calculating, it seems like it will take another half day… but is this okay as it is?”

“With that many people? What kind of minerals are you mining that takes all day?”

“That means there’s that much. So, there’s no problem with mining….”

“Why? Are the Awakened ones going to steal the minerals?”

“We’re filming with the Idea Mirror, but still….”

While I was playing with the newly created, strange, replicated Dran for a long time, Han-deuk came over and asked me this and that.

The dangerous moments have all passed, and now it’s time to collect the dungeon clear rewards.

Some people will have other thoughts….

Han-deuk is asking about that.

“What do you think will happen when we get out of here?”

“Well, we’ll be recognized as a very successful guild.”

“Is that all?”

“Um, we’ll write a dungeon clear completion report… Hyeong-nim [term of endearment for an older brother or male friend]! Isn’t the completion report a bit lacking? If we just write it with lies….”

“Can you exceed 100% contribution?”

“No.”

“Then, what will happen?”

“Well, the association will investigate the truth… and if we deny that too?”

“Watch later. You’ll see your hand chopped off if you get caught cheating.”

“What do you mean?”

Haven’t you seen that famous OO movie?

Or is my gag still not funny?

If you’re going to look at me like that, why don’t you go to the temple and mine minerals?

I have a lot to do with the cute Dran.

Seoul City Hall Random Tier 3 Bio Dungeon Clear Entry: 5 days, 02 hours, 40 minutes.

Ssiba [Korean slang, similar to ‘shit’ or ‘damn’]!

We finally mined all the minerals.

Of course, I wasn’t just playing around during that time.

In the middle, the SG Guild Leader was approaching me because of the item distribution issue during the clear, and he was so surprised that he took out his greatsword and was acting up, so I quietly summoned 300 Zealots. That was a happening.

Anyway, now it’s time to leave the dungeon with our inventories full.

Five days have passed in the dungeon, so if we go outside, at least two and a half days will have passed, and I’m practicing forced abstinence from smoking. Sseokul [Korean slang, similar to ‘damn’ or ‘fuck’]!

“Everyone, board the shuttle!”

“Boarding!”

Now, even if I don’t say it, Han-deuk and Gil-soo take the lead and give instructions, and the Awakened ones *복명복창* [Korean military term for ‘repeat the order and obey’] on their own.

Seoul City Hall Random Tier 3 Bio Dungeon Clear Entry: 5 days, 05 hours, 10 minutes.

Happy guild members and Awakened ones.

Some are making jokes accompanied by hearty laughter, some are having serious discussions about the Ji-won Guild, some are talking about the situation when they go outside the dungeon, and others….

“Oppang~ [Aegyo (Korean for acting cute) version of Oppa.]”

“Bread is from the bakery.”